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	<h4>Incompatibilities</h4>
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		There are several incompatibilities with the previous Boost release (1.28).&nbsp;
		These fall into roughly three categories:&nbsp;
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		<li>the horizontal repetition primitives based on <b>BOOST_PP_REPEAT</b></li>
		<li>the reentrancy syntax</li>
		<li><i>list</i> folding</li>
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	<h4>Repetition Targets</h4>
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		First, and probably the most commonly used, is the target macros passed into <b>BOOST_PP_REPEAT</b> and the horizontal repetition contructs that use <b>BOOST_PP_REPEAT</b>.&nbsp;
		This includes all of the <b>BOOST_PP_REPEAT_</b>* primitives and all of the <b>BOOST_PP_ENUM_</b>* primitives that require a target macro.
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		The incompatiblity is trivial, but it will require that the source be updated.&nbsp;
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		These target macros must now except a <i>third</i> parameter.&nbsp;
		This extra parameter becomes the <i>first</i> parameter in every target macro.&nbsp;
		It represents the next repetition dimension and brings <b>BOOST_PP_REPEAT</b> inline with rest of the library.&nbsp;
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		So, what once was:
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		#define <i>macro</i>(<i>n</i>, <i>data</i>) ...<br>
		<b>BOOST_PP_REPEAT</b>(<i>5</i>, <i>macro</i>, <i>data</i>)
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		...is now:
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		#define <i>macro</i>(<i>z</i>, <i>n</i>, <i>data</i>) ...<br>
		<b>BOOST_PP_REPEAT</b>(<i>5</i>, <i>macro</i>, <i>data</i>)
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		This parameter can be used for highly efficient reentrance into the <b>BOOST_PP_REPEAT</b> mechanism.&nbsp;
		However, it is not necessary to use it as the library can automatically detect the next available repetition dimension.
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	<h4>Dimensional Ordering</h4>
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		Because of this detection, however, it is unsafe to use <b>BOOST_PP_REPEAT_1ST</b>, <b>BOOST_PP_REPEAT_2ND</b>, and <b>BOOST_PP_REPEAT_3RD</b> out of order.&nbsp;
		These macros bypass the <i>automatic-recursion</i> mechanism, and the <i>automatic-recursion</i> mechanism relies on macros being used in the proper order.&nbsp;
		To clarify, if you use these bypass macros, the outer-most repetition <i>must</i> be <b>BOOST_PP_REPEAT_1ST</b>, then <b>BOOST_PP_REPEAT_2ND</b>, and finally <b>BOOST_PP_REPEAT_3RD</b>.&nbsp;
		Any other usage is not supported by the library.&nbsp;
		Sometimes it may work, and other times it won't.
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	<h4>Reentrancy Syntax</h4>
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		<i>Automatic-recursion</i> brings with it another issue as well.&nbsp;Previously, the reentrancy syntax for <b>BOOST_PP_WHILE</b> (and similarly for <b>BOOST_PP_FOR</b>) was:
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		<b>BOOST_PP_WHILE</b> ## <i>d</i>(<i>pred</i>, <i>op</i>, <i>state</i>)
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		...or:
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		<b>BOOST_PP_CAT</b>(<b>BOOST_PP_WHILE</b>, <i>d</i>)(<i>pred</i>, <i>op</i>, <i>state</i>)
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		Under the <i>automatic-recursion</i> model, the <b>BOOST_PP_CAT</b> version breaks.&nbsp;
		This is because <b>BOOST_PP_CAT</b> allows its arguments to expand prior to concatenation,
		and <b>BOOST_PP_WHILE</b> is a macro that expands without arguments.&nbsp;
		The library makes it appear that it takes three parameters, but that is the trick of <i>automatic-recursion</i>.&nbsp;
		It works similarly to the following:
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		#define A(x, y) ...<br>
		#define B A<br>
		// ...<br>
		B(2, 3)
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		The syntax makes it look like the <i>B</i> macro above takes two arguments, but it doesn't.&nbsp;
		The <i>automatic-recursion</i> mechanism works in this fashion, except that the "<i>B</i>" macro deduces the next available "<i>A</i>" macro.
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		Because some preprocessors are still slow, direct reentrancy (sans <i>automatic-recursion</i>) is still necessary in non-trivial cases.&nbsp;
		Consequently, the library uses a new syntax to handle reentrancy:
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		<b>BOOST_PP_FOR_</b> ## <i>r</i>(<i>state</i>, <i>pred</i>, <i>op</i>, <i>macro</i>)<br>
		<b>BOOST_PP_REPEAT_</b> ## <i>z</i>(<i>count</i>, <i>macro</i>, <i>data</i>)<br>
		<b>BOOST_PP_WHILE_</b> ## <i>d</i>(<i>pred</i>, <i>op</i>, <i>state</i>)
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	<h4>Folding</h4>
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		Previously, the <b>BOOST_PP_LIST_FOLD_RIGHT</b> macros' arguments were the reverse of <b>BOOST_PP_LIST_FOLD_LEFT</b>.&nbsp;
		Also, the accumulation macro passed into <b>BOOST_PP_LIST_FOLD_RIGHT</b> was called with reversed parameters as well.&nbsp;
		This discrepancy has been eliminated.
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		To illustrate, <b>BOOST_PP_LIST_FOLD_RIGHT</b> used to be used like this:
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		#define <i>macro</i>(<i>d</i>, <u><i>elem</i></u>, <u><i>state</i></u>)<br>
		<b>BOOST_PP_LIST_FOLD_RIGHT</b>(<i>macro</i>, <u><i>list</i></u>, <u><i>state</i></u>)
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		This signature has been replaced by...
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		#define <i>macro</i>(<i>d</i>, <u><i>state</i></u>, <u><i>elem</i></u>)<br>
		<b>BOOST_PP_LIST_FOLD_RIGHT</b>(<i>macro</i>, <u><i>state</i></u>, <u><i>list</i></u>)
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	<h4>Summary</h4>
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		The library has many new features not present in the 1.28 release, and this list does not attempt to enumerate them.&nbsp;
		This is simply a list of things that <i>must</i> change for code to be compatible with this new release.
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	<h4>See Also</h4>
	<ul>
		<li><a href="../ref/for.html">BOOST_PP_FOR</a></li>
		<li><a href="../ref/list_fold_right.html">BOOST_PP_LIST_FOLD_RIGHT</a></li>
		<li><a href="../ref/repeat.html">BOOST_PP_REPEAT</a></li>
		<li><a href="../ref/while.html">BOOST_PP_WHILE</a></li>
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	<div class="sig">- Paul Mensonides</div>
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		<i>� Copyright <a href="http://www.housemarque.com" target="_top">Housemarque Oy</a> 2002</i>
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